Dolfan in NYC Posted April 22 Author Posted April 22 17 hours ago, Zimbra said: AEW laid off their merch design team in what appears to be the first step of splitting from PWTees. This may or may not be true. The statement is pretty weasel worded:
Zimbra Posted April 22 Posted April 22 Not sure what reddit post he's referring to, but I tend to believe the people saying "I was laid off" over the owner saying "yeah, but not reeeeally" One plausible theory I've heard is that they were way over-indexed on Danhausen stuff and are scrambling now that he's gone. 2
Shartnado Posted April 22 Posted April 22 (edited) 18 hours ago, AxB said: Yup, and the streaming experience on myAEW.com sucks ass. While this may be due to my less than pristine tablet and not exactly state of the art internet connection (the bandwidth should be fine, but the actual plug-in is old af as our apartment is from the end of 80s) combined with screen mirroring, but this is still so fucking bad that I may have to cancel after one month and switch back to the fascists on Netflix and that would be unfortunate. Goddammit, TK! If you want to cosplay being a world class wrestling company, how about at least making a smart TV app for your programming? ...Oh,oh,oh and another thing: it refuses to play the videos on any of the decent browsers, too! And by those I mean Firefox and the secure browser we have on the tablet and laptop. This is just peachy! Good work, so far! Edited April 22 by Shartnado it gets better!
Technico Support Posted April 22 Posted April 22 Watching Forbidden Door 2023 and Jericho’s entrance video is listing the names of the JAS and it shows Jericho’s nickname as “The Influence” and Hager as “Right Hand of the King.” Is this some Mandela Effect shit? Am I 51 and intoxicated? I don’t remember this shit at all. 2
JLowe Posted April 22 Posted April 22 (edited) On 4/20/2026 at 12:42 PM, Matt D said: re: Ospreay vs Hechicero and Ospreay in general. Probably one of my favorite things I've written in a while. http://segundacaida.blogspot.com/2026/04/will-ospreay-is-12.html This is fantastic and I feel like I was trying to make a similar point in a post here, but I don’t know since I’ve been off the board again for a few days. edit: found it: https://deathvalleydriver.com/forum/index.php?/topic/11734-aew-tv-415-4212026-because-the-knight-belongs-to-us/page/3/#findComment-1477080 Wish I had said “and he’s too dumb to bother thinking of another way” because I was thinking that aspect as well. And I even got the Slayers reference, haven’t thought about that in like 25 years! My one quibble is that it’s “trying to put a square peg into a round hole”. A round peg whose diameter is the same as one leg of a square hole would slide right through. But the corners of a square peg won’t get through a similar sized-round hole. Edited April 22 by JLowe Added link to post about Ospreay’s particular strong style 3 1
SovietShooter Posted April 23 Posted April 23 On 4/20/2026 at 2:45 PM, SovietShooter said: I'm kinda torn in this one. If a doc has to step in to check a wrestler (assuming everything is a work), MMA/UFC have conditioned everyone to that being the finish, as a ref stoppage. So when a doc steps in, it kinda renders things like TKOs and count outs irrelevant It kills the whole concept of "referees discretion is final". On the other hand, if you establish that as a legitimate finish, then go all in on it. Start having the doc saying guys cannot continue on a regular basis, so that you have that finish in your back pocket for a more important match. Looks like Coach TK is reading my posts! 5
Technico Support Posted April 23 Posted April 23 10 hours ago, JLowe said: My one quibble is that it’s “trying to put a square peg into a round hole”. A round peg whose diameter is the same as one leg of a square hole would slide right through. But the corners of a square peg won’t get through a similar sized-round hole. This is the pedantic content I live for! 2 1 1
Jenalysis Posted April 23 Posted April 23 (edited) 21 hours ago, Shartnado said: Yup, and the streaming experience on myAEW.com sucks ass. While this may be due to my less than pristine tablet and not exactly state of the art internet connection (the bandwidth should be fine, but the actual plug-in is old af as our apartment is from the end of 80s) combined with screen mirroring, but this is still so fucking bad that I may have to cancel after one month and switch back to the fascists on Netflix and that would be unfortunate. Goddammit, TK! If you want to cosplay being a world class wrestling company, how about at least making a smart TV app for your programming? ...Oh,oh,oh and another thing: it refuses to play the videos on any of the decent browsers, too! And by those I mean Firefox and the secure browser we have on the tablet and laptop. This is just peachy! Good work, so far! I've been using myAEW.com on Firefox with no issues here in Ecuador. I've noticed some mild bugginess if I pause the show, sometimes the show over screen shows early if I do that, but other than that it's fine. I ran it on my laptop for the first month here, but we got our things from the US in our exile yesterday, so ran it on my desktop fine. On the Ospreay thing, both myself and my wife were getting annoyed at how the doctor stop spot was a thing in every Ospreay match, so glad it finally paid off. Edited April 23 by Jenalysis 3 1
elizium Posted April 23 Posted April 23 On 4/22/2026 at 6:28 PM, JLowe said: My one quibble is that it’s “trying to put a square peg into a round hole”. A round peg whose diameter is the same as one leg of a square hole would slide right through. But the corners of a square peg won’t get through a similar sized-round hole. 1
Matt D Posted April 23 Posted April 23 On 4/22/2026 at 7:28 PM, JLowe said: My one quibble is that it’s “trying to put a square peg into a round hole”. A round peg whose diameter is the same as one leg of a square hole would slide right through. But the corners of a square peg won’t get through a similar sized-round hole. Joke's on you pal. He's put the damn thing into his mouth and he's chewing on it. 1 7
HarryArchieGus Posted April 24 Posted April 24 (edited) Quote https://segundacaida.blogspot.com/2026/04/will-ospreay-is-12.html Babyface stupidity isn't an exclusive trait to Ospreay. It's kind of an inherent trait for most babyfaces, no? Whatever the case, hopefully this lens helps you enjoy Will's consistently fun matches. From Harley Race ('the Ospreay of his day') to now, I'm not so sure most matches wouldnt 'fall apart' under careful examination. Wrestling to me has always been about trying to accept as much as possible. Nonetheless, I can totally accept a stupidity argument, but I think it's more accurately - reckless stupidity than blithering idiot. He also can't help but be a showman, and I'd say there's some wrestling logic to that. Edited April 24 by HarryArchieGus 2
Matt D Posted April 24 Posted April 24 1 hour ago, HarryArchieGus said: Babyface stupidity isn't an exclusive trait to Ospreay. It's kind of an inherent trait for most babyfaces, no? Whatever the case, hopefully this lens helps you enjoy Will's consistently fun matches. From Harley Race ('the Ospreay of his day') to now, I'm not so sure most matches wouldnt 'fall apart' under careful examination. Wrestling to me has always been about trying to accept as much as possible. Nonetheless, I can totally accept a stupidity argument, but I think it's more accurately - reckless stupidity than blithering idiot. He also can't help but be a showman, and I'd say there's some wrestling logic to that. I get what you’re saying but do you have any idea how many matches I put under careful examination? Will is exceptionally dim relatively. 2 1 5
SovietShooter Posted April 25 Posted April 25 11 hours ago, HarryArchieGus said: I'm not so sure most matches wouldnt 'fall apart' under careful examination. Wrestling to me has always been about trying to accept as much as possible. I am firmly in the camp that believes you need variety, and not the same style of match over and over up and down the card. But I feel that in this post-kayfane era, there is a more lackadaisical attitude towards continuity. I think everything should make sense and follow a logic, within the confines if the world that has been built. Especially in the modern environment, where everyone watches thru a microscope, looking for "Easter eggs", foreshadowing, and context clues; While things like "botchamania" exist to point out any flaws and inconsistencies. 1
username Posted April 25 Posted April 25 FWIW I swear every wrestler I've heard talk about Will who has shared a locker room with him has called him an idiot (I've heard DumBilly before) so I think this actually tracks. 1
Craig H Posted April 25 Posted April 25 I have yet to have an issue with myAEW. I connect to the UK through my VPN on my phone, load the website, start playing whatever show, and then Airplay it to whatever tv I happen to be sitting in front of. And I love that once again I can watch Dynamite with no commercials and with the action and commentary still going on during the commercial break.
The Natural Posted April 25 Posted April 25 12 hours ago, Matt D said: I get what you’re saying but do you have any idea how many matches I put under careful examination? Will is exceptionally dim relatively. 19 minutes ago, username said: FWIW I swear every wrestler I've heard talk about Will who has shared a locker room with him has called him an idiot (I've heard DumBilly before) so I think this actually tracks. Thank you. Can't stand Will Ospreay.
NikoBaltimore Posted April 25 Posted April 25 9 hours ago, Craig H said: I have yet to have an issue with myAEW. I connect to the UK through my VPN on my phone, load the website, start playing whatever show, and then Airplay it to whatever tv I happen to be sitting in front of. And I love that once again I can watch Dynamite with no commercials and with the action and commentary still going on during the commercial break. Yeah, that setup works flawlessly for me. Still have gripes about the Apple TV app not working right but I'll take it however I can get.
matt925 Posted April 25 Posted April 25 I saw the first Kairi vs Mercedes match in San Jose. Going to forbidden door and I hope we get the rematch. 6
Craig H Posted April 25 Posted April 25 SIGN KAIRI ONLY! Coach, I know your eyes are wide and you want all the toys but the roster doesn’t need more bloat, more people that think or already thought before that they shouldn’t do jobs, and that just wanted to get back to WWE. Who knows what Bayley is going to do and you’re going to have to wait for her anyway. Kairi being suddenly available is getting the next best thing RIGHT NOW.
HarryArchieGus Posted April 25 Posted April 25 (edited) 14 hours ago, username said: FWIW I swear every wrestler I've heard talk about Will who has shared a locker room with him has called him an idiot (I've heard DumBilly before) so I think this actually tracks. Matt was making a humourous point about his character. Maybe I'm wrong, but I don't think that was so much directly about the person Will Ospreay. But forget that because you 'swear'! I wonder what the great Bryan Danielson thinks of him. Or the many ppl he's worked with in AEW and New Japan? I get the impression he has a lot better rapport than what you 'swear'. Further, Will has publicly confirmed he's been diagnoised with autism. I wonder if that might be considered when going on about what an 'idiot' he is. I dunno, I kinda respect and admire ppl who successfully battle their shit and find a way to become a great success. Edited April 25 by HarryArchieGus 1
The Green Meanie Posted April 25 Posted April 25 So...how long before Malaki comes back and reforms HOB?
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